Local Burroughs varsity cheerleaders to perform in the London new year's day parade

A handful of hardworking cheerleaders from Sherman E. Burroughs High School will be traveling to London to perform.

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Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest, CA

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Posted Sep. 15, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Posted Sep. 15, 2013 at 12:01 AM

A handful of hardworking cheerleaders from Sherman E. Burroughs High School will be traveling to London to perform. The girls will be holding a fundraiser at Pizza Factory on Saturday to help pay the expense of their trip. To donate, mention the London Varsity Tour 2014 when ordering and 30 percent of the proceeds will go toward their trip.

Burroughs Varsity Cheerleaders Malia Davies, Brittaney Pietrangelo, Sabrina Stewart, and Courtney Kent are four of more than 500 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the U.S. who will be performing in the world famous London New Year's Day Parade.

The individuals invited to perform in the parade qualified for the trip after being selected as an All American at one of the summer camps hosted by Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA), National Cheerleaders Association (NCA), United Spirit Association (USA), Universal Dance Association (UDA) and National Dance Alliance (NDA). All Americans are selected to try out based on superior cheerleading skills at camps across the country. The trip is being sponsored in part by Varsity International.

Varsity has been hosting camps since 1974. Since then, they have been leading the way by combing high energy entertainment with traditional school leadership. Each year Varsity Brands trains over 325,000 cheerleaders at over 5,000 camp sessions. Only the top 12 percent of the cheerleaders who attend Varsity summer camps earn the chance to march in the holiday spectacular. In addition to performing in the London parade, the All Americans will have the chance to tour London during their seven-day trip.

"This is the 26th year we've been able to bring talented cheerleaders to London, where they can showcase their skills to a very enthusiastic international audience," says Mike Fultz, the Varsity International Event Coordinator.